12/11/2007
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"Without protection from lawsuits, private companies will be increasingly unwilling to take the risk of helping us with vital intelligence activities."
"It is unfair and unjust to threaten these companies with financial ruin only because they are believed to have done the right thing and helped their country."
"We're a generous country. And we do, do both."
"President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate five individuals and appoint five individuals to serve in his Administration."